Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26

them from the cool nigh, air. Tired
with the labor Of the day after they bad
eaten hearty supper (,hs carcA'. OF q
coon which bad been sho, jis, before
reaching their camping place, was nicely
roasted and furnished the principal item
in their bill Of fare they lay down And
,lep, .oundly I'LL morning.
jeremiah va. the fret asiir. and TAX.
ins hi. fishing line aud gun be ven, 10
the stream ,hA, hosed through the val.
ley. Abou, half mile oh. and 'ooa
caugh, dozen large trout. In return
ing TO camp he was fortunate enough to
shoot a brace Of p,r,ridsss. The 'oand
Of hi. gun aroused from their slumbers
the other member. Of the party. A ffe
wa. soon kindled and brcakhls, cooked
aad dispatched.
The sun had risen upon forest scene
grAnd and beautiful The leave. Of the
hard wood irse. had commenced TO change
their color. and fall Within their view
wa. Almo,, every Mad Of tree. -hieh
grow. 10 our climate. The soil bore ev-
idsnee Of strength and fertility. Oa a
level tract % the eassvAri was heavy
growth Of pine. and along 'he valley
stream were spruce. cypress. hf and o'h-
sr ,oii woods. ba, in places the hard
wood trees predominaied.
Ths hunter. found ,hi, region 10 be
all ,ha, VA. represented. |, was in fact
a ,porisman's paradise. They 'Pen, sew
,rsl day. In exploring the stream and the
pond 20 the nor,hwari. and setting their
ir.p.. during hieh time they had captured
and .ho, = number Of otter. beaver. mink
aud mu,krA,. A, evening time they
would stretch ihsmselve. before their
camp I'm, di,cg" msiier. Of public import.
relate experiences Of army life and tell
.,orie. Of adventure.
Lee. sg-n, bad with him a copy of
Thoma. Jsfsroa'. "Noies on Vi'ginia.'
which be considered one u the best pro-
daeiion. from any American author.
samuel had hr., seen !, while on the
passage from B,.ion 20 F.lmouih. snd
by the time they reached port a. the lat
ter place. had rad ii through Other,
Of the party hAd read some of ii' most
attractive chapters. and the nature OF
the work va. pretty well understood by
all.
"l like what JsG-roa has 10 say on
religion. subjects and on oae OF two
other matters, bu, the work !, nowhere
compared with Poor Richards Almsn-
ae." said samuel when the merits Of The
book became the .abj'e, Of discussion.
"well. | suppose ,ha, !. ja'i like You
Yankee" remarked the Nuginian. "Da,
Il take. something more than proverbs
and OLD saw, 10 arouse much en,hu'iasm
In me-"
"No doubt. ba, you are aware that
the sage. Of Greece ate held in high e''
,ima,i5n by The wise And COOL Of all ma
,ion,, which !. true Of every axe down TO
and Including ours. Besides. the wisdom
Of solomon /. itself proverbial. and hi'
saying. will ever have their place with
those Of Socrates and Plato. and some
would clss, them a. superior. my brother
here. for instance" said samuel.
"Ys.. YOU arc correct IN that state
ment Sslomon's proverbs sre first IN
poin, Of time. They arc original aud u
|. easy for imi,aiors to copy after ihem'
replied jacob.
"Fr.nklin 4. no iniia,or lie stands
head and shoulder. in msn,sl poser
above all the public men OF today. Hat
you forge, jacob. ,ks, solomon did not
prot, by hi. own 'aying'. which shows
that he was not the wise man be Is US
ually represented TO be. Are you sure
,hA, they are all. or even a part ct them
hi. 2"
"s.muel. the Bible says they are hi.'
And tia, /. authority enough for me We
will no, discus. the matter further. but
pray VIA, ha. ,hi. 10 DO With Jeiier'on
Notes on Virginia. ,aid jacob sndssv'
orins TO turn the discussion on other
than religious subjects.
"Ouly this" answered the NirsiniAn'
"J,a.ron take. .lrong ground against
an s.u. bli.hsd church, or an established
religion. II be could have his way. he
would divorce Church and State every
where a. i, i. likely TO be done in Viz
gini.. Churchmen look upon these In
d,cation. with alarm. bu, doubtless II
i, be-, for both Church aud State.
III heartily concur in J,ifsr'on'' rea'
sons" remarked Capt. Jones. who had
hitherto RETAINED from taking part in the
discussion. IL think We are nearly
unanimous agains, jacob, unless Graham
and s~iPs, are on bis side" he cOn'in'
ued
"wsl. | don't know heow It's with
thur hunter. but I'm fur thur under dos
in thur fi,e." said Jermiah. "Sam an me
sinrally hitch up ,uge,hsr. oa, III e'
blo~ed ef like tu see half q dozen agln
one" .,
"Never mind. Swipe'. the right will
only one on IL. side is more powerful thar
wrong with a hos, q, It's back. Jo'hu'
overhrsw III. wall. Of Jericho. aud DA'
yid .lew Goli.h. because they were right
and their euemie. wrong" replied Jacob
"wsl. Jake. ef ye air able tu kerr,
thur wuk. alone. 20 shed. but III s'al
by ,u see fair play. whs, duE thur hun
ter .ay," asked Swipe' turning to Ora
ham.
"My opinion is good for nothing.
don, belong to any church, but w
trsmped through the woods many day
and have come mighty nigh getting m.
scalp lifted several times by the re'
skins, and them's the occasions tha,
man will think OF hi, Heavenly Fa,he
and the teaching. OF ki' mother, replis'
the hunter.
"I, /. no, 90 unanimous after all. Cap
tain, but We know each Others minds
aud may s well agree to disagree, sal
Jacob. "wha, other points did you Sc
that you a..ented to, Samuel ?" he asked
"Hi, views on emancipation and EN-
igrstion, bu, l decidedly dissent fror
what be says about manufactures an
trade" answered Samuel.
"ln What respect !" quickly asked n
i xfls-s at .A..k k. ,nus. tha A IN n